Posted on 10/22/2021 12:37:12 PM PDT by Red Badger
Alec Baldwin shot and killed Halyna Hutchins in an apparent misfire of a prop gun. Why Baldwin, a freak about gun control, is in a movie that involves guns is beyond my comprehension. Does he not have enough money?
But this is not about him. This post is about Halyna Hutchins because the victim matters more than the idiot who killed her.
Born in Ukraine when it was a Soviet state 42 years ago, Hutchins grew up in the Arctic and had little to do except watch movies. She was 12 when the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine gained independence. She trained as a journalist.
Metro reported, "Hutchins was born in the Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle before attending Kyiv National University.
"After graduating with a degree in international journalism, she worked as an investigative journalist for British documentaries in Eastern Europe.
"However, Hutchins’ true passion lay in filmmaking, and she moved to Los Angeles, where she got work as a production assistant and a grip electrician.
"She also shot her own short films, inspired by cinematographers including Christopher Doyle and Sergey Urusevskiy.
"On the advice of cinematographer Robert Primes, Hutchins enrolled the filmmaking MFA program at the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2013 and graduated two years later."
She was a rising star.
Variety reported, "Hutchins graduated from the American Film Institute in 2015, and had worked on several short films before shooting 'Archenemy,' a 2020 feature starring Joe Manganiello. She was named a rising star by American Cinematographer in 2019."
Michael Pessah, her friend and fellow cinematographer, told Variety, "She’s a wonderful, positive, creative person that was so excited to be breaking through and making movies. She was really on the upswing."
She also was a wife and mother. She left behind husband Matthew, a lawyer, and their 8-year-old son, Andros.
The Daily Mail reported, "Remembered by friends as a 'kind' and 'loving soul', Halyna lived in Venice Beach, California, with husband Matthew and their son Andros, known affectionately as her 'little man' and thought to be around nine years old.
"'Halyna loved him so much and enjoyed watching him grow into the handsome boy he is today,' one friend wrote in a moving Instagram tribute. 'I know she is looking after him and Matt in this horribly scary time.'
"Social media photos capture a playfulness and sense of adventure, with Halloween costume parties, road trips with friends and days out exploring all lit up by Halyna's smile.
"She was also highly regarded by her peers and had been tipped as a 'rising star' by other cinematographers. 'She was somebody who was absolutely dedicated to art and integrity,' director, colleague and friend Adam Mortimer told Good Morning Britain this morning. 'I can tell already she was going to be a genius.'"
Manganiello, who starred in and worked with her on "Archenemy," issued a statement on Instagram.
He said, "I was so lucky to have had Halyna Hutchins as my DP on 'Archenemy.' She was an absolutely incredible talent and a great person. She had such an eye and a visual style, she was the kind of cinematographer that you wanted to see succeed because you wanted to see what she could pull off next. She was a fantastic person. There was no amount of pressure she couldn’t handle. She was a great collaborator and an ally to anyone in front of her camera. Everyone who knew her was rooting for her."
We lost a good person who was just reaching her prime. That saddens me. Hollywood has been working with prop guns for more than a century. This is inexcusable.
Posted by Don Surber at 10/22/2021 12:05:00 PM
What a mess!
[[Why Baldwin, a freak about gun control, is in a movie that involves guns is beyond my comprehension.]]
Because he is a typical liberal hypocrite who knows that movies with guns make lots of money-
“Born in Ukraine when it was a Soviet state 42 years ago, Hutchins grew up in the Arctic and had little to do except watch movies. She was 12 when the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine gained independence. She trained as a journalist. “
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Ukraine is above the black sea. It’s no where near the arctic circle, which barely runs through the northernmost tops of the scandinavian countries and the top of Siberia. You’d have to walk through Ukraine, Belarus, the three baltic states, and Finland to get to the arctic. /nitpick
Charge Baldwin with manslaughter..two questions, who put the live round in the gun and secondly, why was he aiming the gun at the cinematographer of all people..Id understand if he were aiming it at another actor in the film, but the cinematographer makes no sense
Baldwin has been harping about Jan 6th since Jan 6th, ironic that the protestors didnt kill anyone on Jan 6th, but Baldwin did
Movie set or not, it is the responsibility of ANYONE handling a firearm to determine whether or not it is loaded!!!
Douchebag Baldwin should have checked the contents of his pistol before this happened.
(Apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald)
“Hutchins was born in the Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle before attending Kyiv National University.
Apparently one or both parents were in the military. To say it was in the “Arctic Circle” is an unclear explanation anyway.
Columbo: “Just one more thing Mr Balwin.”
Inexcusable is true. There is no way this could happen if everyone did their job, including Baldwin.
Hutchins was born in the Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle before attending Kyiv National University.
I stopped reading. I should have searched for details. meh
It is ironic. Baldwin and most of the Hollywood trash like him seek to destroy our Second Amendment rights and preach gun control at every opportunity. Yet they continue to make violent movies featuring gun violence at every opportunity.
But nooo. Hollywood is not influencing America towards more violence; it’s those right wing Trump supremacists who are at fault.
/s
Good observation
The next paragraph:
Metro reported, “Hutchins was born in the Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle before attending Kyiv National University.
She lived on a military base with her father. The article didn’t indicate that the base was in Ukraine.
The Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Soviet Military bases might be above the artic circle. There are fellows from Texas and Georgia at Ft. Greeley in Alaska.
Lots of people die every day in accidents, especially car accidents. And most of them were avoidable.
Every story is tragic. This one is just more “interesting” so it’s on the MSM.
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